Dear Juno or anyone else in the same situation,

After seeing what you went though and how you handled it, I feel that you made the right decision. Everyone is different and every circumstances is not like another one, so considering your personality and where you are in life, putting the baby up for adoption was a great choice. In my position, a senior in high school and knowing exactly my plans after I graduate, I would want whomever the mom was to get an abortion. For me, I would need to see my kid once it is born and couldn’t put it up for adoption. A child needs to have a good quality, loving home to be brought up in. A newborn baby requires 24/7 care and enough money to give it the necessary food for it to grow up into a good human being. This being said, if you can’t do any of this then maybe abortion starts to come into the picture. Speaking to Juno, after seeing how your family is, even if you would have chosen to keep the baby it might of worked out. Your step mom could of taken care of it while you’re at school and you could of when you are home. Anyways, you stayed calm during it and handled it all very well which I think is better then I could have ever been at this age. You should definitely try to be relaxed during the whole pregnancy because once it has happened it is something you can’t change.

A man should never be able to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body. As being a male, I am all for pro choice. Life is a beautiful thing and taking one is not easy for anyone but has to be done under some circumstances. If you are in a place in your life where you have a future ahead of you and wouldn’t be able to support a child then sometimes abortion is the best option you have.

If you do end up getting pregnant, you are pro choice, and have a life ahead of you, then I suggest to really considering an abortion. If you have a kid when you actually want one then she/he will have a much better life then when you don’t. If you are pro life and become pregnant then maybe adoption is a great thing you might end up doing. There are many couples out there that really want a new baby but physically can’t have one. After everything that was said and you keep the baby, I hope you can provide it with everything that it needs, because if not…Shame on you.

Your Friend,
Luc